DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.6 - - 62.7 - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - -2 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 683 - - 585 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1572 - - 1474 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1545 - - 1897 - - 2829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 93 - - 53 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 18 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 053 - - 050 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 566 - - 329 - - -327 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1006 - - 1145 - - 1264 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 146 - - -179 - - -1117 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1426 - - 1653 - - 2054 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 30 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.6 - - 62.7 - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.1 - - 60.7 - - 58.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.7 - - 62.9 - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.8 - - 60.4 - - 58.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - -2 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 683 - - 585 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 11 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98212 5 315 3 255 8 311 98212 90874 7 275 9 295 5 327 90874 85175 10 261 12 295 8 328 85175 80441 8 264 11 300 8 318 80441 76380 6 310 9 313 9 310 76380 72815 11 318 6 311 7 289 72815 69594 14 313 9 319 10 317 69594 66624 13 305 13 311 14 311 66624 63868 12 307 14 304 17 304 63868 61199 11 312 14 298 19 295 61199 58420 13 306 15 286 20 297 58420 55558 19 294 19 280 22 283 55558 52844 25 288 22 278 22 274 52844 50407 30 283 28 282 29 276 50407 48226 43 267 38 275 31 281 48226 46245 38 249 39 271 37 283 46245 44427 36 257 47 258 50 262 44427 42749 46 256 58 242 54 252 42749 41188 47 254 55 251 57 246 41188 39723 44 261 48 270 59 251 39723 38338 43 266 54 271 66 249 38338 36993 38 267 57 269 60 251 36993 35617 37 263 62 266 56 254 35617 34185 40 263 64 267 49 259 34185 32699 39 263 45 271 42 263 32699 31144 34 262 36 266 37 262 31144 29505 27 262 36 264 34 249 29505 27786 28 259 31 263 28 245 27786 25991 32 255 28 261 21 240 25991 24120 27 269 23 268 18 259 24120 22177 19 286 17 284 14 283 22177 20157 14 284 14 287 9 285 20157 18054 11 276 13 277 6 252 18054 15914 12 272 7 291 5 253 15914 13858 9 277 5 291 2 307 13858 11988 8 301 6 345 1 243 11988 10324 11 315 9 013 4 064 10324 8849 12 324 9 027 9 014 8849 7540 6 008 7 064 6 042 7540 6381 9 076 8 091 12 086 6381 5363 14 085 12 074 23 073 5363 4473 18 078 21 060 29 066 4473 3692 22 064 28 057 31 060 3692 2994 23 061 29 056 31 059 2994 2377 22 059 28 055 29 057 2377 1863 21*057 26*053 26 055 1863 1468 17*054 23*051 22 053 1468 1196 15 053 20 050 17 051 1196 1031 13 053 17 049 15*050 1031 937 10 052 12 049 10*050 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography